Norristown, Georgia
Norristown is located in Georgia
Norristown
Norristown
Coordinates: 32°30′25″N 82°29′39″W / 32.50694°N 82.49417°W / 32.50694; -82.49417
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyEmanuel
Area
  Total0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)
  Land0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total54
  Density133.00/sq mi (51.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30447
Area code478
GNIS feature ID2587042[2]

Norristown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census.[3]

Norristown has a post office with ZIP code 30447, which opened on May 8, 1878.[4][5] U.S. Route 221 passes through the community.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Norristown as a town in 1907.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201050
2020548.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2010[9] 2020[9]

Norristown was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 census.

Norristown CDP, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 53 47 89.83% 87.04%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 4 6.78% 7.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2 2 3.39% 3.70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 1 0.00% 1.85%
Total 50 54 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. "Norristown Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1907. p. 850.
  7. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  10. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norristown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.


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